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[TKyger]

First off, I'm a trucker and can't try new tips until I get home.

Just picked up a short bed from a friend and looking for tips, tricks, and "weak" spots. My first orders of business are:
Windshield
Brake lines
Carb rebuild
Fuel tanks/straps/sending units/lines
New window motors
Drive the hell of of it
Do truck stuff
In that order

 

[Frankenchevy]

welcome. sounds good enough. depending on what you're used to, that 305 might be considered a "weak spot"

 

[TKyger]

Coming from 4 banger compact pickups...

 

[CSFJ]

so you thought you'd see what the power of a v-6 felt like, lol. welcome to the site.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Welcome best tip I can give is.........survey says.........

 

[CSFJ]

Show me ...A big block!

 

[TKyger]

I'm looking at 350 heads on the way to a twin turbo 454. But that's all way down the road

 

[TKyger]

I should also say, that it was a running, driving, four-wheel-drive works. $300 truck

 

[CSFJ]

I'm looking at 350 heads on the way to a twin turbo 454. But that's all way down the road

I don't think the 350 heads are going to work. the cylinder is too small for the valve to open fully

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Show me ...A big block!

DING DING DING that’s the number one answer!! Lol

 

[TKyger]

I've always been under the impression that the only difference between the 305 and the 350 was the heads, then again GM hasn't been my strong suit.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I've always been under the impression that the only difference between the 305 and the 350 was the heads, then again GM hasn't been my strong suit.

305s have a tiny bore I’m not sure of what it is , because if I get something with one in it gets yanked.

 

[Frankenchevy]

I've always been under the impression that the only difference between the 305 and the 350 was the heads, then again GM hasn't been my strong suit.

nope, different bore same stroke.

shoot for $300 I'd stick to your list. let any other problems you might run into shake out in the first thousand miles of driving it. then you'll have a list of "weak areas" to fix

 

[Charlie]

 

[CSFJ]

The 350 has a 4" bore. the 305 has 3.75" iirc?